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Tag Archives: shame
Whooooops!
I was sending torried emails today to a woman who’d just given me her email address over the phone. But I misspelled the address and got back this reply from a name I did not recognize: "Call you "Daddy"? Haha…right. … Continue reading
Shame – My Most Disabling Emotion
I often get hit with attacks of shame. I find it devastating. I’m just starting to understand it with the help of this new book by psychiatrist Stephan B. Poulter, The Father Factor: How Your Father’s Legacy Impacts Your Career. … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged adult life, emotional foundation, emotional independence, emotional issues, horrible person, mental health professionals, poulter, psychiatrist, shame
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‘Why Didn’t He Molest Me?’
In my capacity as a moral leader, I have to counsel a lot of hurt and confused men and women dealing with the hard knocks that life delivers. Sometimes their pain comes from their rabbi being accused of molestation. "I … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged hard knocks, men and women, moral leader, quot, rabbi, shame
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I’m Changing The Ethos Of This Website
I’m no longer all about sex and shame. I’m now about Torah and mitzvot. Come on, feel the change: KhunDiddy: good to see Luke is awake KhunDiddy: did you catch him napping on the lawn yesterday? Dave: oh moral leader … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged all about sex, bernsteins, brats, chases, chat rooms, Emma, hearts and minds, irony, jew, jewess, jewish wife, moral leader, new car, old lady, oy gevalt, private school, prob, sarcasm, sexism, shame, time of need, Torah
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‘What Kind Of Orthodox Jew Are You?’
A friend calls. I confess my sins. Friend: "What kind of Orthodox Jew are you?" He’s irate. Luke: "A horny one." Friend: "I can’t wait till you give it up. "You could be extremely dangerous. I see you in ten … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged babies, candy striper, ceders sinai, da vinci code, dependence, double agent, fundraiser, gourmet, imagination, incubator, jewish doctors, jewish laws, nine days, orthodox jew, sachs, saudi oil, shame, vatican
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Happy Mother’s Day
I called her but she wasn’t in. She emails later: Hi Luke, thanks for the call, I only just picked it up and you should be asleep! You got the day right too! I had just gone out for exercise … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged appendices, burma, Canada, cyclone, exercise, footnotes, missionary, section 6, shame, visa, wastell, william peter
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‘Why Is It Always About You? Saving Yourself from the Narcissists in Your Life’
This is an excellent book by Sandy Hotchkiss. I heard of it from Dr. Stephen Marmer, a psychiatrist, who was speaking on Dennis Prager‘s radio show. Like most narcissists, I became one to overcome early childhood shame. Feeling superior and … Continue reading
Posted in Narcissism, Personal
Tagged Blogging, Dennis Prager, disasters, dr stephen, early childhood, free blogging, grandiosity, lack of respect, late twentieth century, narcissists, omnipotence, orthodox judaism, psychiatrist, radio show, sandy hotchkiss, secularization, shame, spiritual presence, thinking outside the box, time and space, unlimited possibilities, unreality, younger generation
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The Outreach Rabbi Who Divorced His Wife And Married An Ex-Model Shiksa He Met Online
From my live cam chat: guest186: I want info on this guy chaim lando who divorced his wife and 9 kids and married a model from arizona and then moved to baltimore guest186: he was a rabbi in toras emes … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged abortions, art student, Divorce, drudge, emes, happy family, internet usage, jewish name, la brea, lando, live cam chat, outreach, pillar of salt, rabbi, scandals, shame, shem, sperm, yale art, young women
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The True Significance Of Sharing A Hand-Out
The scene is an Orthodox synagogue. The situation is that there are not enough hand-outs for all present. The rabbi stands up and says: "You’re going to have to share. You know my ruling on this: if you’re sleeping with … Continue reading
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Tagged hashem, huddle, orthodox synagogue, rabbi, shame, true significance
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